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UPDATES TO POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING AND COMPENSATION RELATED TO POLICE RECRUIT, POLICE CADET, POLICE RESERVE OFFICER AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER POSITIONS
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE- HUMAN RESOURCES & POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER & RONALD LAWRENCE, POLICE CHIEF
CONTACT INFORMATION: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (714) 754-5169
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize and approve staffing as follows:
a. Authorize an increase of 5.0 FTE for Police Cadet
b. Authorize an increase of 2.5 FTE for Police Reserve Officer
2. Approve Resolution Number 2024-XX establishing full-time pay rate and benefits for Police Recruit.
3. Approve Resolution Number 2024-XX revising the pay rate for Police Reserve Officer.
4. Appropriate $211,000 in the FY 2024/2025 Police Department's General Fund budget to cover the estimated costs of the additional 5.0 FTE Police Cadets.
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BACKGROUND:
The Police Department is currently budgeted at 142 full-time sworn employees. Currently, there are 16 Police Officer vacancies. The department has seen a recent trend of officers with less than 10 years of service leave the department for other agencies, to be closer to their homes in other counties, and for jobs in the private sector. Additionally, there will continue to be retirements of tenured personnel over the next two years. Due to the current and anticipated future staffing losses, the department has had to temporarily decrease staffing in several special assignments including traffic, investigations and community policing. The department is currently reviewing patrol staffing models to ensure that services to the community are maintained.
ANALYSIS:
In order to enhance our recruitment efforts and increase our applicant pool, the City is in the process of implementing hiring and referral incentives for Lateral Police Officers, Entry Level Police Recruits and...
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